ὀβολοστάτης

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Menander, Monostichoi, 116
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Full diacritics: ὀβολοστάτης Medium diacritics: ὀβολοστάτης Low diacritics: οβολοστάτης Capitals: ΟΒΟΛΟΣΤΑΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: obolostátēs Transliteration B: obolostatēs Transliteration C: ovolostatis Beta Code: o)bolosta/ths

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], ου, ὁ, (ἵστημι)

   A weigher of obols, i. e. petty usurer, Ar.Nu.1155, Hyp.Fr.154, Antiph.168, Philostr.VA8.7, Onos.1.20 ; but ἐκ τῶν πλουσίων τριάκοντα ᾑρέθησαν ὀ., ὅ ἐστι δανεισταὶ ἐπὶ ὀβολῷ τὴν μνᾶν δανείζοντες Sch.Aeschin.1.39 : perh. from στῆσαι, = δανεῖσαι ; cf. στάσιμος and Hsch. s. vv. ὀβολοστάτης, ἱστάνειν :—fem. ὀβολο-στάτις, Pl. Ax.367b, Poll.3.112 : hence ὀβολο-στᾰτική (sc. τέχνη), ἡ, the trade of a petty usurer, and generally, usury, Arist.Pol.1258b2.

German (Pape)

[Seite 289] ὁ, der Obolen wägt, ein kleinlicher schmutziger Wucherer; Ar. Nubb. 1139; Antiphan. bei Ath. III, 108 c; Plat. Ax. 367 b, mit der v. l. ὀβολοστάτις. Vgl. Poll. 3, 85.